Kiss Me, Kate at Central City Opera House

Sophisticated, romantic and delightfully hilarious, Kiss Me, Kate boasts a sparkling Cole Porter score.

Passions run high as leading lady Lilli Vanessi and her ex-husband, actor/director Fred Graham, battle onstage and off in a production of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. With romance, comedy, sophistication, and behind-the-scenes highjinks, Kiss Me, Kate combines the irreverent humor of four brilliant writers: Sam and Bella Spewack, Cole Porter and William Shakespeare. Musical numbers include “So In Love,” “Wunderbar,” “Tom, Dick or Harry,” “Too Darn Hot,” “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” “I Hate Men,” “Always True to You (In My Fashion)” and “Another Op’nin, Another Show.”

First recipient of the Tony Award for Best Musical
Winner! Five 1949 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Script and Best Score
Winner! Five 2000 Tony Awards, including Best Revival and Best Orchestrations
Winner! Six 2000 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival and Orchestrations
Nominee: Four 2019 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival
Winner! 2019 Drama League Award, Outstanding Revival of a Musical

• Free Pre-performance Talks: 45 minutes prior to every 2023 main stage performance. Seating is limited — arrive early
• Free Post-performance talkback - Saturday, July 22nd at 5:30 pm
• Opera Adventures: Sunday, July 16th

Authors

• Bella Spewack
• Cole Porter
• Sam Spewack
• William Shakespeare

Tony Awards and Nominations for Kiss Me, Kate